<p>The Delhi High Court has issued notice to&nbsp;Lieutenant governor, Delhi Government, Privileges Committee and Question and Answer Committee of Delhi Assembly to respond to a petition filed by Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.</p>

<p>Chief secretary Anshu Prakash had filed a plea challenging a notice of the Delhi Assembly.</p>

<p>The Question and Reference Committee of Delhi Assembly had recommended privilege proceedings against the chief secretary for contempt of House on February 21 after he skipped the meeting called by the committee.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Delhi court seeks a reply from the authorities within two weeks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The matter of the case will be heard on April 11.&nbsp;</p>

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The Delhi High Court has issued notice to Lieutenant governor, Delhi Government, Privileges Committee and Question and Answer Committee of Delhi Assembly to respond to a petition filed by Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. Chief secretary Anshu Prakash had filed a plea challenging a notice of the Delhi Assembly. The Question and Reference Committee of Delhi Assembly had recommended privilege proceedings against the chief secretary for contempt of House on February 21 after he skipped the meeting called by the committee. The Delhi court seeks a reply from the authorities within two weeks. The matter of the case will be heard on April 11. Delhi HC issues notice to LG, Delhi govt, Privileges Committee & Question and Answer Committee of Delhi Assembly to respond on plea filed by Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, replies to be filed within 2 weeks. Matter to be heard on 11 April. — ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2018 × Delhi High Court observes that the elected Delhi government and bureaucracy should have made efforts to calm tempers and such notices to Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash to appear before the Committee of Privileges add fuel to fire. — ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2018 ×

High Court seeks reply from Delhi govt, LG on Chief secretary Anshu Prakash's plea

<p>Delhi Police have told the court hearing the case that CCTV footage of the assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was tampered with.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Police added that the footage will be examined by the Forensic Science Laboratory.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The alleged <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/breakdown-of-governance-say-ias-officers-after-delhi-chief-secretary-alleges-assault-by-aap-mlas-33465" target="_blank">assault on Prakash</a> by two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs took place last Monday night, with the chief secretary saying Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was present during the attack.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The medical report of the attack has confirmed <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-chief-secretary-assault-case-medical-report-confirms-injuries-33606" target="_blank">injuries</a> to Prakash&#39;s face.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The two AAP ministers accused of attacking Prakash have since surrendered to police and have been remanded in police custody.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Delhi&#39;s Arvind Kejiwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government has had a running tiff with the city&#39;s Lieutenant Governor.&nbsp;</p>

<p>AAP has also accused the city&#39;s bureaucrats of putting up hurdles in the way of their work.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Since the alleged attack on the chief secretary, Delhi&#39;s officers have not been attending meetings of the chief minister and his cabinet colleagues, demanding that Kejriwal apologise for the incident.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services meanwhile have gone on strike.&nbsp;</p>


Anshu Prakash was allegedly assaulted by two AAP ministers in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Police have told the court hearing the case that CCTV footage of the assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was tampered with. Police added that the footage will be examined by the Forensic Science Laboratory. Alleged assault of #DelhiChiefSecretary Anshu Prakash: Delhi Police said the CCTV was tampered and that the Forensic Science Laboratory(FSL) would examine it. Court reserves order for tomorrow — ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2018 × The alleged assault on Prakash by two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs took place last Monday night, with the chief secretary saying Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was present during the attack. The medical report of the attack has confirmed injuries to Prakash's face. The two AAP ministers accused of attacking Prakash have since surrendered to police and have been remanded in police custody. Delhi's Arvind Kejiwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government has had a running tiff with the city's Lieutenant Governor. AAP has also accused the city's bureaucrats of putting up hurdles in the way of their work. Since the alleged attack on the chief secretary, Delhi's officers have not been attending meetings of the chief minister and his cabinet colleagues, demanding that Kejriwal apologise for the incident. The Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services meanwhile have gone on strike.

Delhi Chief Secretary assault case: Cops tell court CCTV footage tampered with

<p>In a key development in the Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case, the medical report of the chief secretary confirmed that he was injured when he sought medical help on the night of February 20.</p>

<p>The medical report states that upon examination, the Delhi chief secretary had injuries on his face&nbsp;and behind his ears.</p>

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<p>Anshu Prakash has alleged that he was roughed up by AAP MLAs <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-chief-secretary-assault-case-aap-mla-amanatullah-khan-surrenders-says-has-done-nothing-wrong-33587">Amanatullah</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-chief-secretary-assault-case-aap-mla-amanatullah-khan-surrenders-says-has-done-nothing-wrong-33587"> Khan </a>and<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-cs-assault-case-police-detains-aap-mla-prakash-jarwal-33546"> Parkash Jarwal </a>during a meeting at the Chief Minister&#39;s residence after midnight on February 20.</p>

<p>While Parkash Jarwal was arrested by the Delhi Police today, Amanatullah Khan surrendered at the Jamia Nagar Police Station. Khan, however, has claimed innocence.</p>

<p>The Police have filed an FIR on a complaint from Prakash under various sections, including 120B (criminal conspiracy), 186 (obstructing a public servant from performing the duty) and 353 (assault on public servant).<br />
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Anshu Prakash has alleged that he was roughed up by AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Parkash Jarwal during a meeting at the Chief Minister's residence after midnight on February 20

In a key development in the Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case, the medical report of the chief secretary confirmed that he was injured when he sought medical help on the night of February 20. The medical report states that upon examination, the Delhi chief secretary had injuries on his face and behind his ears. Medical report of Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash on February 20. (WION) × Anshu Prakash has alleged that he was roughed up by AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Parkash Jarwal during a meeting at the Chief Minister's residence after midnight on February 20. While Parkash Jarwal was arrested by the Delhi Police today, Amanatullah Khan surrendered at the Jamia Nagar Police Station. Khan, however, has claimed innocence. The Police have filed an FIR on a complaint from Prakash under various sections, including 120B (criminal conspiracy), 186 (obstructing a public servant from performing the duty) and 353 (assault on public servant). Parkash Jarwal and Ajay Dutt, AAP MLAs from Deoli and Ambedkar Nagar respectively, had claimed the bureaucrat made casteist remarks. They have lodged a complaint against him with the Delhi Police and the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.

Delhi Chief Secretary assault case: Medical report confirms injuries to face, behind ears

<p>The ongoing row between the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government and the bureaucracy comes as no surprise as the two have tussled over a range of issues in the past.</p>

<p>In December 2015, the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) officers went on a mass leave against the suspension of two special home secretaries by city minister Satyendar Jain. The IAS officers had also boycotted work for half-a-day in support of DANICS officers.</p>

<p>The chief minister had slammed former chief secretary M M Kutty when the latter allegedly refused to examine the recent metro fare hike.</p>

<p>In November last year as well, Kejriwal had written to the then chief secretary Kutty, asking him to initiate proceedings of &quot;dereliction of duty&quot; against the then PWD Secretary Ashwani Kumar over desilting of drains.</p>

<p>In response, Kumar had hit back and said, &quot;negativity and squabbling attitude&quot; does not work in such a challenging task.</p>

<p>In June 2017, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had also sought action against DIP (Directorate of Information and Publicity) Director Jayadev Sarangi for not arranging his Facebook Live event to address traders&#39; issues on the GST.</p>

<p>In May 2015, the chief minister&#39;s office had given orders to lock the office of a senior IAS officer, who had issued an order notifying the appointment of the then power secretary Shakuntala Gamlin as acting chief secretary.</p>

<p>However, on some occasions, Kejriwal and Sisodia praised officers and said that all bureaucrats are not &quot;wrong&quot; and some officers &quot;works&quot;.&nbsp;</p>


In December 2015, the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service officers went on mass leave against the suspension of two special home secretaries by city minister Satyendar Jain

The ongoing row between the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government and the bureaucracy comes as no surprise as the two have tussled over a range of issues in the past. In December 2015, the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) officers went on a mass leave against the suspension of two special home secretaries by city minister Satyendar Jain. The IAS officers had also boycotted work for half-a-day in support of DANICS officers. The chief minister had slammed former chief secretary M M Kutty when the latter allegedly refused to examine the recent metro fare hike. In November last year as well, Kejriwal had written to the then chief secretary Kutty, asking him to initiate proceedings of "dereliction of duty" against the then PWD Secretary Ashwani Kumar over desilting of drains. In response, Kumar had hit back and said, "negativity and squabbling attitude" does not work in such a challenging task. In June 2017, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had also sought action against DIP (Directorate of Information and Publicity) Director Jayadev Sarangi for not arranging his Facebook Live event to address traders' issues on the GST. In May 2015, the chief minister's office had given orders to lock the office of a senior IAS officer, who had issued an order notifying the appointment of the then power secretary Shakuntala Gamlin as acting chief secretary. However, on some occasions, Kejriwal and Sisodia praised officers and said that all bureaucrats are not "wrong" and some officers "works".

Delhi Chief Secretary row: Tussle between AAP govt, bureaucracy not new

<p>Delhi BJP MLAs met with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today and demanded the &quot;dismissal&quot; of the Arvind Kejriwal government.</p>

<p>The delegation, led by Delhi assembly&#39;s Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta, aimed at discussing the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.</p>

<p>During the meeting, Gupta alleged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia of &quot;complicit connivance&quot; in the incident.</p>

<p>Delhi Chief Secretary, Anshu Prakash lodged an FIR with the Delhi alleging stating that he was assaulted by AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and others during a meeting at Kejriwal&#39;s residence on Monday night.</p>

<p>The accused have been arrested by the police.</p>

<p>&quot;The complaint of the chief secretary clearly states that no one tried to save him during the assault. This implies that the CM and the Deputy CM along with the MLAs were equally guilty of connivance in the offence,&quot; Gupta said in a statement.</p>

<p>&quot;The BJP MLAs submitted before the L-G that the Kejriwal government had no right to continue in power and demanded its early dismissal,&quot; the statement said.</p>

<p>AAP leaders want to create an atmosphere of &quot;fear&quot; and &quot;unquestioned compliance of dictates&quot; in the mind of senior officers of IAS, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Services (DANICS) and Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services (DASS) cadres, Gupta alleged.&nbsp;</p>


The delegation was led by Delhi assembly's Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta

Delhi BJP MLAs met with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today and demanded the "dismissal" of the Arvind Kejriwal government. The delegation, led by Delhi assembly's Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta, aimed at discussing the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. During the meeting, Gupta alleged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia of "complicit connivance" in the incident. Delhi Chief Secretary, Anshu Prakash lodged an FIR with the Delhi alleging stating that he was assaulted by AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and others during a meeting at Kejriwal's residence on Monday night. The accused have been arrested by the police. "The complaint of the chief secretary clearly states that no one tried to save him during the assault. This implies that the CM and the Deputy CM along with the MLAs were equally guilty of connivance in the offence," Gupta said in a statement. "The BJP MLAs submitted before the L-G that the Kejriwal government had no right to continue in power and demanded its early dismissal," the statement said. AAP leaders want to create an atmosphere of "fear" and "unquestioned compliance of dictates" in the mind of senior officers of IAS, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Services (DANICS) and Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services (DASS) cadres, Gupta alleged.

Delhi Chief Secretary assault case: BJP MLAs meet Lt Governor, seek dismissal of AAP government

<p>The Delhi Police today got a jolt with a court here rejecting its plea for custodial interrogation of AAP MLAs Amantullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal, arrested in connection with the &quot;highly sensitive&quot; case of alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.</p>

<p>The two MLAs were sent to judicial custody in Tihar Jail till tomorrow when the court would hear their bail pleas, as the police sought time to reply on them.<br />
The court said the ground for judicial custody are justified as there are numerous cases against the accused MLAs.</p>

<p>Metropolitan Magistrate Shefali Barnala Tandon directed the concerned Deputy Commissioner of Police to personally monitor the case as it is &quot;highly sensitive&quot;.</p>

<p>The court refused the plea of the Delhi Police to quiz them in custody for two days, saying that the legislators were ready to cooperate and join the investigation.</p>

<p>In its order, the court recorded the submission of the defence counsel that medical examination (MLC) was conducted on Prakash after the lodging of the FIR and nothing was to be recovered from the MLAs. It also noted that the MLAs were ready to cooperate and join investigation whenever required.</p>

<p>&ldquo;It was submitted that MLC (of Prakash) was conducted after registration of FIR and nothing has to be recovered from the accused. They have submitted it is a political gimmick. The police custody application is dismissed,&rdquo; the court said.</p>

<p>The development came as a setback to the bureaucrats as, earlier in the day, top officers from IAS and DANICS cadres sought an appointment with President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking action against those involved in the alleged attack on the chief secretary.</p>

<p>Yesterday, a delegation of IAS and Delhi and Andaman Nicobar Island Civil Services (DANICS) officers met Home Rajnath Singh and apprised him of the situation in Delhi.</p>

<p>The two MLAs were produced before the court amid tight security as a large number of AAP workers and lawyers were also present there.</p>

<p>While Jarwal, an MLA from Deoli, was arrested last night, party legislator from Jamia Nagar, Khan, was taken into custody this afternoon.</p>

<p>The two have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on the bureaucrat during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal&#39;s residence on the night of February 19.</p>

<p>During the hearing, public prosecutor Atul Srivastava sought two days police custody of both the MLAs saying they had committed a serious crime of assaulting and humiliating the senior-most officer of the state.</p>

<p>Due to this, the officer has sustained serious injuries and the medical examination report has also been submitted in this regard, he said.</p>

<p>He said a total of 11 persons were involved in the incident and the two MLAs have to be confronted with other accused to unearth the larger conspiracy. The role of the other accused, who are yet to be arrested, also needed to be ascertained, the prosecutor said.</p>

<p>He also alleged that it was a serious case of assault and both the MLAs were not cooperating in the probe.</p>

<p>Srivastava claimed that Anshu Prakash was intimidated by the accused and none of the MLAs present there came forward to save him.</p>

<p>Advocate B S Joon, appearing for both the MLAs, opposed the application for police custody and said they were ready to cooperate in the probe. He said the charge of assaulting public servant was invoked in the FIR without conducting the MLC of the bureaucrat.</p>

<p>Both of them are public representatives and not hardened criminals, Joon said, adding &ldquo;this is a fallout of power struggle between the Centre and the NCT of Delhi.&rdquo;</p>

<p>He further submitted that as per the footage of the CCTV installed at the chief minister&rsquo;s house, the chief secretary&rsquo;s vehicle entered and exited within 7 minutes and 8 seconds.</p>

<p>In his complaint, Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash had alleged that he was sitting on a sofa flanked by Khan and another AAP MLA during the February 19 night meeting, and without provocation, the two legislators &quot;started hitting and assaulting&quot; him &quot;with blows on head and temple&quot;. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has denied the allegations.</p>

<p>A case has been registered at Civil Lines Police Station in north Delhi on the complaint filed by the chief secretary.</p>

<p>Khan alleged that the chief secretary was acting at the behest of the BJP and &quot;the incident is a pretext to dismiss the AAP government&quot; and the police was working under pressure of the Union Home Minister.</p>

<p>Prakash, on the other hand, claimed that he was questioned about the AAP government&#39;s media publicity during the meeting, while the AAP functionaries said he was called to discuss complaints on ration distribution.</p>

<p>The chief secretary in his complaint alleged that the assault was &quot;premeditated&quot; and a &quot;conspiracy&quot; of all those present. Police have filed the FIR including the charge of criminal conspiracy in it.</p>


The two MLAs were produced before the court amid tight security as a large number of AAP workers and lawyers were also present there

The Delhi Police today got a jolt with a court here rejecting its plea for custodial interrogation of AAP MLAs Amantullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal, arrested in connection with the "highly sensitive" case of alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. The two MLAs were sent to judicial custody in Tihar Jail till tomorrow when the court would hear their bail pleas, as the police sought time to reply on them. The court said the ground for judicial custody are justified as there are numerous cases against the accused MLAs. Metropolitan Magistrate Shefali Barnala Tandon directed the concerned Deputy Commissioner of Police to personally monitor the case as it is "highly sensitive". The court refused the plea of the Delhi Police to quiz them in custody for two days, saying that the legislators were ready to cooperate and join the investigation. In its order, the court recorded the submission of the defence counsel that medical examination (MLC) was conducted on Prakash after the lodging of the FIR and nothing was to be recovered from the MLAs. It also noted that the MLAs were ready to cooperate and join investigation whenever required. “It was submitted that MLC (of Prakash) was conducted after registration of FIR and nothing has to be recovered from the accused. They have submitted it is a political gimmick. The police custody application is dismissed,” the court said. The development came as a setback to the bureaucrats as, earlier in the day, top officers from IAS and DANICS cadres sought an appointment with President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking action against those involved in the alleged attack on the chief secretary. Yesterday, a delegation of IAS and Delhi and Andaman Nicobar Island Civil Services (DANICS) officers met Home Rajnath Singh and apprised him of the situation in Delhi. The two MLAs were produced before the court amid tight security as a large number of AAP workers and lawyers were also present there. While Jarwal, an MLA from Deoli, was arrested last night, party legislator from Jamia Nagar, Khan, was taken into custody this afternoon. The two have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on the bureaucrat during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence on the night of February 19. During the hearing, public prosecutor Atul Srivastava sought two days police custody of both the MLAs saying they had committed a serious crime of assaulting and humiliating the senior-most officer of the state. Due to this, the officer has sustained serious injuries and the medical examination report has also been submitted in this regard, he said. He said a total of 11 persons were involved in the incident and the two MLAs have to be confronted with other accused to unearth the larger conspiracy. The role of the other accused, who are yet to be arrested, also needed to be ascertained, the prosecutor said. He also alleged that it was a serious case of assault and both the MLAs were not cooperating in the probe. Srivastava claimed that Anshu Prakash was intimidated by the accused and none of the MLAs present there came forward to save him. Advocate B S Joon, appearing for both the MLAs, opposed the application for police custody and said they were ready to cooperate in the probe. He said the charge of assaulting public servant was invoked in the FIR without conducting the MLC of the bureaucrat. Both of them are public representatives and not hardened criminals, Joon said, adding “this is a fallout of power struggle between the Centre and the NCT of Delhi.” He further submitted that as per the footage of the CCTV installed at the chief minister’s house, the chief secretary’s vehicle entered and exited within 7 minutes and 8 seconds. In his complaint, Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash had alleged that he was sitting on a sofa flanked by Khan and another AAP MLA during the February 19 night meeting, and without provocation, the two legislators "started hitting and assaulting" him "with blows on head and temple". The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has denied the allegations. A case has been registered at Civil Lines Police Station in north Delhi on the complaint filed by the chief secretary. Khan alleged that the chief secretary was acting at the behest of the BJP and "the incident is a pretext to dismiss the AAP government" and the police was working under pressure of the Union Home Minister. Prakash, on the other hand, claimed that he was questioned about the AAP government's media publicity during the meeting, while the AAP functionaries said he was called to discuss complaints on ration distribution. The chief secretary in his complaint alleged that the assault was "premeditated" and a "conspiracy" of all those present. Police have filed the FIR including the charge of criminal conspiracy in it.

Court rejects police plea for custody of 2 AAP MLAs

<p>A day after&nbsp;the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/breakdown-of-governance-say-ias-officers-after-delhi-chief-secretary-alleges-assault-by-aap-mlas-33465" target="_blank">alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary&nbsp;Anshu Prakash</a>, AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal has said that they have lodged a complaint with the SC/ST Commission against the (alleged) casteist comments made by him.</p>

<p>He added &quot;We had asked him about an area where people&nbsp;were not getting basic facilities like medicine, the Chief Secretary&nbsp;suddenly shouted &#39;maine Daliton ki thekedaari nahi le rakhi hai&#39;, his temper was high. He said &#39;you are not fit to be MLA, I will only reply to LG&quot;.</p>

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<p>While the alleged victim of the assault, Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash has also issued a complaint letter to the police over the incident.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The President of the Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services has said that they will not resume work until an action is taken. He also said to take out a candle march at Rajghat in protest.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Ashish Khetan from the Aam Aadmi Party has said that everything is on the CCTV camera and will be clear after examining it.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said &quot;It was a riot like situation, a crowd had gathered who became violent and even raised slogans, we don&#39;t know who they were. Everything is on CCTV, will be clear from it. Police were mute spectators.&quot;</p>

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<p>The former chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit called the assault &quot;shameful&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She said &quot;&nbsp;Sad situation when the Chief Secretary&nbsp;is being manhandled by MLAs, it is totally unacceptable and very very wrong, makes it worse if the CM was present there. CM himself has been a civil servant, did he ever do this? Or what if this happened to him?</p>

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<p>Hitting out at the Delhi Chief Minister,&nbsp; BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra has asked for the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said &quot;Does such CM have the right to stay on his post? Such CM has no moral responsibility to stay on the post. He must resign immediately</p>

<p>Calling the incident as constitutional crises he added &quot;BJP condemns this incident. A constitutional crisis looms over Delhi. First time we saw a Chief Secretary&nbsp;being assaulted on the directions of a CM. AAP &amp; anarchy have become synonymous. It has no relations with Constitution.&quot;</p>

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<p>Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed his disappointments over the issue. He said &quot;I am deeply pained by the happenings involving the Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government. The civil servants should be allowed to work with dignity and without fear&quot;.</p>

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<p>The IAS Association condemned the physical assault on Chief Secretary.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Association said &quot;The appalling and shocking physical assault meted out to the Head of the Administration of Delhi, in the form of blows on the head, amounting to threat to life and physical safety, is deplorable&quot;</p>

<p>It added, &quot;The Associations strongly feel that above incident amounts to functional crisis and breakdown of governance and earnestly implore the Hon&rsquo;ble Lt. Governor and the Government of India to take expeditious action against the perpetrators of the unfortunate incident&quot;.</p>

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<p>Speaking on the matter Congress leader Ajay Maken has said that the Delhi CM should immediately meet the LG.</p>

<p>He said &quot;It will be a very dangerous situation if Delhi goes towards administrative paralysis. LG should immediately meet Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Confidence should be restored among administrative officers&quot;.</p>

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<p>A massive political firestorm erupted over Delhi on Tuesday after the Chief Secretary,&nbsp;Anshu Prakash, alleged that he had been assaulted by AAP MLAs at the chief minister&#39;s residence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Aam Aadmi Party has called Anshu Prakash&#39;s allegation &quot;ludicrous&quot;, adding that he was acting on the BJP&#39;s behest.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The alleged attack on Prakash took place on Monday night, with Prakash saying he had been physically assaulted by two AAP MLAs during a meeting at the chief minister&#39;s residence.&nbsp;He added that he was manhandled in front of Kejriwal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>AAP, in turn, said Prakash had &quot;used bad language&quot; with the MLAs.&nbsp;</p>


A massive political firestorm erupted over Delhi on Tuesday after the Chief Secretary, Anshu Prakash, alleged that he had been assaulted by AAP MLAs at the chief minister's residence

A day after the alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal has said that they have lodged a complaint with the SC/ST Commission against the (alleged) casteist comments made by him. He added "We had asked him about an area where people were not getting basic facilities like medicine, the Chief Secretary suddenly shouted 'maine Daliton ki thekedaari nahi le rakhi hai', his temper was high. He said 'you are not fit to be MLA, I will only reply to LG". We have lodged a complaint with SC/ST Commission against the casteist comments made by the Delhi Chief Secretary: Prakash Jarwal,AAP MLA pic.twitter.com/ujNy1LMya4 — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × While the alleged victim of the assault, Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash has also issued a complaint letter to the police over the incident. Delhi: Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash's complaint letter to Police over yesterday's incident pic.twitter.com/zvdsNGatIN — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × The President of the Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services has said that they will not resume work until an action is taken. He also said to take out a candle march at Rajghat in protest. Till action is not taken we are not going to resume work. Today we will take out a candle march at Rajghat in protest. HM has said he has asked for a report: DN Singh, Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services President on alleged assault of Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash pic.twitter.com/VJ63U65Xw1 — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × Ashish Khetan from the Aam Aadmi Party has said that everything is on the CCTV camera and will be clear after examining it. He said "It was a riot like situation, a crowd had gathered who became violent and even raised slogans, we don't know who they were. Everything is on CCTV, will be clear from it. Police were mute spectators." It was a riot like situation, a crowd had gathered who became violent and even raised slogans, we don't know who they were. Everything is on CCTV,will be clear from it. Police were mute spectators: Ashish Khetan,AAP on alleged assault of Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash pic.twitter.com/YouuzJusVK — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × The former chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit called the assault "shameful". She said " Sad situation when the Chief Secretary is being manhandled by MLAs, it is totally unacceptable and very very wrong, makes it worse if the CM was present there. CM himself has been a civil servant, did he ever do this? Or what if this happened to him? Sad situation when the Chief Secy is being manhandled by MLAs, its totally unacceptable and very very wrong, makes it worse if the CM was present there. CM himself has been a civil servant,did he ever do this? Or what if this happened to him? Shameful: Sheila Dikshit,Congress pic.twitter.com/6ZQOLiHezV — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × Hitting out at the Delhi Chief Minister, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra has asked for the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal. He said "Does such CM have the right to stay on his post? Such CM has no moral responsibility to stay on the post. He must resign immediately Calling the incident as constitutional crises he added "BJP condemns this incident. A constitutional crisis looms over Delhi. First time we saw a Chief Secretary being assaulted on the directions of a CM. AAP & anarchy have become synonymous. It has no relations with Constitution." Does such CM have the right to stay on his post? Such CM has no moral responsibility to stay on the post. He must resign immediately: Sambit Patra, BJP on Delhi Chief Secretary allegedly assaulted pic.twitter.com/6bpKMeq7X8 — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed his disappointments over the issue. He said "I am deeply pained by the happenings involving the Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government. The civil servants should be allowed to work with dignity and without fear". I am deeply pained by the happenings involving the Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government. The civil servants should be allowed to work with dignity and without fear: HM Rajnath Singh pic.twitter.com/fF1tKwaNBr — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × The IAS Association condemned the physical assault on Chief Secretary. The Association said "The appalling and shocking physical assault meted out to the Head of the Administration of Delhi, in the form of blows on the head, amounting to threat to life and physical safety, is deplorable" It added, "The Associations strongly feel that above incident amounts to functional crisis and breakdown of governance and earnestly implore the Hon’ble Lt. Governor and the Government of India to take expeditious action against the perpetrators of the unfortunate incident". IAS, Delhi, Andaman&Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) & Delhi Admn Subordinate Services Assoc (DASS), representing officers of Govt of NCT Delhi, condemn&protest physical assault by MLAs on Chief Secy in CM’s residence in presence&with consent of CM & Dy CM: IAS Assoc Delhi — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × Speaking on the matter Congress leader Ajay Maken has said that the Delhi CM should immediately meet the LG. He said "It will be a very dangerous situation if Delhi goes towards administrative paralysis. LG should immediately meet Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Confidence should be restored among administrative officers". It will be a very dangerous situation if Delhi goes towards administrative paralysis. LG should immediately meet Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Confidence should be restored among administrative officers : Ajay Maken on incident of alleged assault of Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash pic.twitter.com/cLoSPV0qrF — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × A massive political firestorm erupted over Delhi on Tuesday after the Chief Secretary, Anshu Prakash, alleged that he had been assaulted by AAP MLAs at the chief minister's residence. The Aam Aadmi Party has called Anshu Prakash's allegation "ludicrous", adding that he was acting on the BJP's behest. The alleged attack on Prakash took place on Monday night, with Prakash saying he had been physically assaulted by two AAP MLAs during a meeting at the chief minister's residence. He added that he was manhandled in front of Kejriwal. AAP, in turn, said Prakash had "used bad language" with the MLAs.

Everything is on CCTV, police were mute spectators: Ashish Khetan on assault on Delhi Chief Secretary

<p>A massive political firestorm erupted over Delhi Tuesday after the chief secretary alleged that he had been assaulted by AAP MLAs at the chief minister&#39;s residence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Aam Aadmi Party has called Anshu Prakash&#39;s allegation &quot;ludicrous&quot;, adding that he was acting on the BJP&#39;s behest.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The alleged attack on Prakash took place on Monday night, with Prakash saying he had been physically assaulted by two AAP MLAs during a meeting at the chief minister&#39;s residence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He added that he was manhandled in front of Kejriwal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>AAP in turn said Prakash had &quot;used bad language&quot; with the MLAs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;About 2.5 lakh families deprived of rations last month due to faulty implementation of Aadhar. MLAs were under tremendous pressure from public. There was a meeting of MLAs at CM residence,&quot; the Aam Aadmi Party said in a statement.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Chief Secretary refused to answer questions saying he wasn&#39;t answerable to MLAs and CM and that he was answerable only to LG. He used bad language against some MLAs and left without answering any questions,&quot; &nbsp;the statement said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Now he&#39;s making ludicrous allegations,&quot; it added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Delhi&#39;s IAS officers met with the Lieutenant Governor on Tuesday. (Despite having a chief minister, the LG is the head of the Delhi government. Kejriwal and the LG have more often than not, not got along.)&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Met LG and put forward our concerns. Chief Secretary&nbsp;was called for a meeting late at night.&nbsp;CM, Deputy CM and MLAs were there, when Chief Secretary reached he was roughed up,&quot; secretary of the Delhi IAS Association Manisha Saxena&nbsp;said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Since few years such things have been happening, officers have been insulted and humiliated,&quot; she added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The president of the Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services, DN Singh, meanwhile said they were going on strike until &quot;they (those at fault) are not arrested&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;&quot;We are with our Chief Secretary,&quot; Singh added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We have urged LG to take legal action be taken against those responsible. This is like a constitutional crisis, never seen such a thing happen in the past many years:DN Singh, Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services President on alleged assault of Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash <a href="https://t.co/3AsJSgzs9s">pic.twitter.com/3AsJSgzs9s</a></p>
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<p>The Delhi IAS Association later said that &quot;in public interest officers and staff will continue to work in their offices.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;However,&quot;&nbsp;they added, &quot;no officer will attend meeting beyond office hours, outside office premises, till such time effective action is taken against all people behind this incident.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;The Association&nbsp;strongly feel that above incident amounts to functional crisis and breakdown of governance and earnestly implore the Hon&rsquo;ble Lt. Governor and the Govt. of India to take expeditious action against the perpetrators of the unfortunate incident,&quot; the association added.</p>

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<p>The Congress&#39; Ajay Maken meanwhile said, &quot;It will be a very dangerous situation if Delhi goes towards administrative paralysis.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The &quot;LG should immediately meet Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal&quot;, he added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>There was still more drama when, a little after news broke of the alleged assault, AAP MLA Ashish Khaitan alleged that he had been manhandled at the Delhi Secretariat.&nbsp;</p>

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Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash said he attacked in front of Kejriwal. AAP has called the allegation 'ludicrous'

A massive political firestorm erupted over Delhi Tuesday after the chief secretary alleged that he had been assaulted by AAP MLAs at the chief minister's residence. The Aam Aadmi Party has called Anshu Prakash's allegation "ludicrous", adding that he was acting on the BJP's behest. The alleged attack on Prakash took place on Monday night, with Prakash saying he had been physically assaulted by two AAP MLAs during a meeting at the chief minister's residence. He added that he was manhandled in front of Kejriwal. AAP in turn said Prakash had "used bad language" with the MLAs. "About 2.5 lakh families deprived of rations last month due to faulty implementation of Aadhar. MLAs were under tremendous pressure from public. There was a meeting of MLAs at CM residence," the Aam Aadmi Party said in a statement. "Chief Secretary refused to answer questions saying he wasn't answerable to MLAs and CM and that he was answerable only to LG. He used bad language against some MLAs and left without answering any questions," the statement said. "Now he's making ludicrous allegations," it added. Delhi's IAS officers met with the Lieutenant Governor on Tuesday. (Despite having a chief minister, the LG is the head of the Delhi government. Kejriwal and the LG have more often than not, not got along.) "Met LG and put forward our concerns. Chief Secretary was called for a meeting late at night. CM, Deputy CM and MLAs were there, when Chief Secretary reached he was roughed up," secretary of the Delhi IAS Association Manisha Saxena said. "Since few years such things have been happening, officers have been insulted and humiliated," she added. The president of the Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services, DN Singh, meanwhile said they were going on strike until "they (those at fault) are not arrested". "We are with our Chief Secretary," Singh added. We are going on a strike with immediate effect, we are with our Chief Secretary, until they (those at fault) are not arrested we will not get back (to work): DN Singh, Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services President on alleged assault of Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash pic.twitter.com/cmUoKp4GAk — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × We have urged LG to take legal action be taken against those responsible. This is like a constitutional crisis, never seen such a thing happen in the past many years:DN Singh, Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services President on alleged assault of Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash pic.twitter.com/3AsJSgzs9s — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × The Delhi IAS Association later said that "in public interest officers and staff will continue to work in their offices." "However," they added, "no officer will attend meeting beyond office hours, outside office premises, till such time effective action is taken against all people behind this incident." "The Association strongly feel that above incident amounts to functional crisis and breakdown of governance and earnestly implore the Hon’ble Lt. Governor and the Govt. of India to take expeditious action against the perpetrators of the unfortunate incident," the association added. The appalling and shocking physical assault meted out to the Head of the Administration of Delhi, in the form of blows on the head, amounting to threat to life and physical safety, is deplorable: IAS Association Delhi — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × The Congress' Ajay Maken meanwhile said, "It will be a very dangerous situation if Delhi goes towards administrative paralysis." The "LG should immediately meet Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal", he added. It will be a very dangerous situation if Delhi goes towards administrative paralysis. LG should immediately meet Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Confidence should be restored among administrative officers : Ajay Maken on incident of alleged assault of Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash pic.twitter.com/cLoSPV0qrF — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × There was still more drama when, a little after news broke of the alleged assault, AAP MLA Ashish Khaitan alleged that he had been manhandled at the Delhi Secretariat. AAP's Ashish Khaitan called PCR (Police Control Room), alleges he was manhandled at Delhi Secretariat. Police has reached the spot. — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × Police reaches Delhi Secretariat. pic.twitter.com/zYJsCjycav — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 ×

'Breakdown of governance,' say IAS officers after Delhi Chief Secretary alleges assault by AAP MLAs

<p>The Delhi Police have registered a case in connection with the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-chief-secretary-and-aap-mlas-file-separate-complaints-over-alleged-assault-33502" target="_blank">alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary</a> Anshu Prakash.</p>

<p>The FIR lodged under sections 186, 353, 323, 342, 504, 506(2) and 120b and 34 are pertaining to obstructing a public servant from performing the duty, assaulting a public servant and voluntarily causing hurt.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alleged assault of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Delhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Delhi</a> Chief Secy Anshu Prakash: FIR lodged under Sections 186 (obstructing a public servant from performing the duty), 353 (assaulting a public servant), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 342, 504, 506(2) &amp; 120b &amp; 34. <a href="https://t.co/NL3kytA0jY">pic.twitter.com/NL3kytA0jY</a></p>
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<p>The Delhi spokesperson Deependra Pathak has said that the investigation&nbsp;in the matter was&nbsp;underway.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said &quot;Have registered a case where it said that yesterday late night Chief Secretary was called at CM&#39;s residence where some MLAs were also present and Chief Secretary&nbsp;was assaulted. Investigation has begun&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Another complaint has been filed by a Delhi Minister where he has said that he was assaulted while he was taking the lift in Delhi Secretariat. We have registered case, investigation initiated: Deependra Pathak,Delhi Police Spokesperson <a href="https://t.co/gEsndnozXf">pic.twitter.com/gEsndnozXf</a></p>
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<p>Meanwhile, members from IAS, Delhi Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) &amp; Delhi Administration Subordinate Services Association (DASS) have demanded an action against the MLAs involved in the alleged assault.&nbsp;</p>

<p>They have also called off any meeting with the Delhi Government until an apology is tendered from chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.</p>

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The FIR lodged under sections 186, 353, 323, 342, 504, 506(2) and 120b and 34 are pertaining to obstructing a public servant from performing the duty, assaulting a public servant and voluntarily causing hurt

The Delhi Police have registered a case in connection with the alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. The FIR lodged under sections 186, 353, 323, 342, 504, 506(2) and 120b and 34 are pertaining to obstructing a public servant from performing the duty, assaulting a public servant and voluntarily causing hurt. Alleged assault of #Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash: FIR lodged under Sections 186 (obstructing a public servant from performing the duty), 353 (assaulting a public servant), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 342, 504, 506(2) & 120b & 34. pic.twitter.com/NL3kytA0jY — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × The Delhi spokesperson Deependra Pathak has said that the investigation in the matter was underway. He said "Have registered a case where it said that yesterday late night Chief Secretary was called at CM's residence where some MLAs were also present and Chief Secretary was assaulted. Investigation has begun" Another complaint has been filed by a Delhi Minister where he has said that he was assaulted while he was taking the lift in Delhi Secretariat. We have registered case, investigation initiated: Deependra Pathak,Delhi Police Spokesperson pic.twitter.com/gEsndnozXf — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × Meanwhile, members from IAS, Delhi Andaman & Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) & Delhi Administration Subordinate Services Association (DASS) have demanded an action against the MLAs involved in the alleged assault. They have also called off any meeting with the Delhi Government until an apology is tendered from chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Alleged assault of #Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash matter: All three associations- IAS, DANICS and DASS members have decided not to attend any meeting called by Delhi Govt till apology is tendered from CM Kejriwal and action is taken against the MLAs involved — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × Alleged assault of #Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash: BJP workers continue protest near Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence. pic.twitter.com/QKDusefp5f — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 × Alleged assault of Delhi Chief Secy Anshu Prakash: IAS Association takes out candle light protest march at Rajghat pic.twitter.com/LSTPpg7wUz — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018 ×

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<p>Speaking on the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-chief-secretary-and-aap-mlas-file-separate-complaints-over-alleged-assault-33502" target="_blank">alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary by AAP MLAs</a>, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has called the functioning of the Delhi government as &quot;giroh&quot;.</p>

<p>He said &quot;What happened is unfortunate &amp; sad, running a government&nbsp;is teamwork no one can have a monopoly in it, you cannot make anyone sign anything forcefully. The way AAP is working is not how a government is run, they are working like a giroh&quot;</p>

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<p>Taking a jibe at the former Uttar Pradesh government he said that the past government in the state had earned a bad name due to corruption and crime. He also added that the situation was changed now.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said &quot;In the past, the state had earned a bad name due to corruption &amp; crime, we worked on changing it, which in turn boosted investors&#39; confidence and the results of the same are visible to everyone.</p>

<p>Giving a clarification on the PNB scam he said that the scams were not of their period and it was only because of their government that the scams were coming out.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said, &quot;These scams are not of our tenure, these are UPA&#39;s scams, we are in fact bringing them out and taking appropriate action&quot;.</p>

<p>&nbsp;Speaking on the allegations of fake encounter in the state he said &quot;There has been no fake encounter in the state. Issue has been made over an incident, but the Sub-Inspector, from whose pistol a shot was fired, himself took the victim to the hospital, the SP did a press conference on the same, FIR was lodged &amp; Policemen were suspended&quot;.</p>

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He said 'What happened is unfortunate & sad, running a government is teamwork no one can have a monopoly in it, you cannot make anyone sign anything forcefully. The way AAP is working is not how a government is run, they are working like a giroh'

Speaking on the alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary by AAP MLAs, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has called the functioning of the Delhi government as "giroh". He said "What happened is unfortunate & sad, running a government is teamwork no one can have a monopoly in it, you cannot make anyone sign anything forcefully. The way AAP is working is not how a government is run, they are working like a giroh" What happened is unfortunate & sad, running a govt is team work no one can have a monopoly in it, you cannot make anyone sign anything forcefully. The way AAP is working is not how a govt is run, they are working like a 'giroh': UP CM on alleged assault of #Delhi Chief Secy pic.twitter.com/utyeuP6HES — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2018 × Taking a jibe at the former Uttar Pradesh government he said that the past government in the state had earned a bad name due to corruption and crime. He also added that the situation was changed now. He said "In the past, the state had earned a bad name due to corruption & crime, we worked on changing it, which in turn boosted investors' confidence and the results of the same are visible to everyone. Giving a clarification on the PNB scam he said that the scams were not of their period and it was only because of their government that the scams were coming out. He said, "These scams are not of our tenure, these are UPA's scams, we are in fact bringing them out and taking appropriate action". Speaking on the allegations of fake encounter in the state he said "There has been no fake encounter in the state. Issue has been made over an incident, but the Sub-Inspector, from whose pistol a shot was fired, himself took the victim to the hospital, the SP did a press conference on the same, FIR was lodged & Policemen were suspended".

AAP is functioning like 'giroh': Yogi Adityanath

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